Leprosoma reticulatum (HERRICH-SCHAEFFER, 1851)

Leprosoma reticulatum (HERRICH-SCHAEFFER, 1851)

( Figs 6, 28)

Material examined. Egypt: Fajum (U. Sahlb[erg]), 1♀ (R. Linnavuori collection).

Diagnosis. Body rather small. Humeri short, slightly projecting beyond lateral margins of hemelytra, rounded rectangular, very weakly curved forward; pronotum as wide as abdomen. Intermediate pronotal carina present; posterior carina strongly and smoothly curved. Laterotergites of connexivum with rather high elevations. Tubercles on posterior angles of abdominal segments rather small. Pygophore and male genitalia not studied. Female genitalia. Genital plates of female and gynatrial sclerites very similar to those of L. tuberculatum . Medial part of spermathecal duct short, slightly extending beyond anterior margin of abdominal sternum VII. Capsule of spermatheca spherical, without processes. Measurements (mm) and ratios (data of VIDAL (1949) are given in brackets).Total length 5.25 (5.00-6.00), width of pronotum 3.50 (3.50-4.00), width of abdomen 3.50 (3.50-4.00), ratio head length/head width 1.02, ratio scutellum width/scutellum length 0.51. Length of segments I-V of antennae: 12:18(22):12(14):11(14):22(30).

Distribution. Recorded from Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, Egypt, Israel, Syria, Iran, but some of these records may refer to L. olcesii ( Fig. 31).